Clearing, Stabilizing and More Racking Once your wine is finished with the second fermentation, it’s time to mix in the last batch of additives to clarify the wine and also stop any additional fermentation. We’re going to be racking the wine from the carboy to the fermentation bucket, and then back to the carboy. If [...]
Secondary Fermentation Once your wine has reached the desired specific gravity from the primary fermentation process (read the instructions that came with your wine making kit to find it), it’s time to put the wine into the carboy for the second fermentation. Before you start the process of taking the wine from the bucket to [...]
Now that you’ve got your wine making kit and your equipment, let’s see exactly what is involved in the process of making wine from a kit. Preparation The first, and most essential, thing that you need to do is thoroughly sanitize your fermenting bucket, lid, tubing, hydrometer, stopper (bung), and airlock. If you don’t sanitize [...]
